Politics at play in Sugarloaf Twp.

As Sugarloaf Township's representative on the Conyngham Borough Authority and a resident and taxpayer of Sugarloaf Township, I think it is time the residents of Sugarloaf knew exactly what they have and don't have in their current supervisors.

For many years "politics" in Sugarloaf has been relatively innocuous. There really hasn't been much scrutiny of our supervisors over the years. The township has enjoyed the benefits of a full-time police department and the peace and tranquility of an agriculturally centered community absent many of the big city problems.

As a result, we have been lulled into a false sense of believing that all of our supervisors are acting in the best interests of our township. It seems that there hasn't been much public concern about the way the township has been doing business ... until now. I will admit that I was guilty of not paying attention to who was minding the store too, until I took a position on the CBA and saw first-hand how things really worked in Sugarloaf.

Last month I had planned to attend a meeting of the supervisors to give them information about what was happening at the CBA. Before the meeting I became ill and was unable to attend, so I asked the CBA chairman to take my report to the meeting in my place. Much to my surprise, Supervisor Jack Wittig refused to allow the CBA chairman to present my report and only allowed him to speak when he indicated he was also a taxpayer in Sugarloaf and therefore had the right to speak. Does this sound like good government at work to you?

Unfortunately it seems Mr. Wittig isn't interested in what is right for the township, only in his own personal agenda. His actions indicate that he thinks he is more of a dictator than a public servant, and Mr. Miller supports this dictatorial behavior without question.

If you want more proof to support my contention, just look back a few weeks to when Mr. Wittig admitted to brokering a deal to settle a police personnel issue and then caused township funds to be expended by making payments on the deal he made, all without a public vote. Then when he got caught, he tried to say it was all done properly. Last time I checked, making a decision to spend taxpayer money without a public vote isn't doing things properly. All this was done while Mr. Miller turned the other cheek.

Kudos to Supervisor Rick Weaver and Chief Josh Winters for taking a stand against these actions and challenging this kind of bad behavior from our elected officials. We deserve better from our supervisors than what we are getting, and it is time we stood up and said so.

Don't take my word for it ... come to the Sugarloaf meetings and see it for yourself. I urge all residents to sit up, take notice and question what is happening before it is too late.

Leonard Rossi,

Sugarloaf

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